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Item Conceptualizing Information Literacy for National Development(2023-11-09) Kaku, DavidThe concept of information literacy is a subject of serious debate among scholars in the information profession. The controversy surrounding the subject may well be due to proliferation in the information and communication technology (ICT) and the diversity of the world’s culture. In this paper: Conceptualizing Information Literacy for National Development, the study looked at the relationship between the concept of information literacy and national development, the definition of the concept as attempted by different authors. The study also x-rayed the socio-cultural construct (Theory) of the concept and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) theory. They identified individual elements of information literacy consistent the two theories which include: Recognition of information needs; location and evaluation of the quality of information; store and retrieve information; make effective and ethical use of information, and apply information to create and communicate knowledge. They concluded that, any country that strives for sustainable national development must of necessity strives towards ensuring that, its citizens achieve the status of information literacy in the context peculiar to such environment.Item Marketing Library and Information Resources and Services Using Social Media Platforms: The Security Question(2023-11-09) Kaku, David; Adadu, MarySeveral social media platforms have emerged and revolutionised how library resources and services are marketed today. So many libraries have adopted the use of many of these media platforms for their library organizations. In this study; Marketing library and information resources and services using social media platform: The security question; the authors x-rayed the spread and use of social media in libraries examining the concepts of marketing, information resources and services, social media platforms and security in the information eco system. The authors discovered that, the most common security issues library organizations faced are data leakage and non-disclosure violations, cybersquatting where strangers masquerade as your library, your CEO or simply ‘own’ your trademark space in social media platforms amongst others. The study suggested amongst others that to safeguard malware; training on prevention, identification, containment, and eradication of malware be given to employees and individuals during their studies. Library organizations should be deliberate about empowering their policies by putting an investment in upgrading security tools that are well suited for the social media environment.Item Universal Bibliographic Control: Understanding the Mechanism of Interntional standard book Number ISBN(2023-11-09) Kaku, DavidThe Internationl Standard Book Number ISBN is one of the veritable tools for Universal bibliographic control mechanisms. In this article the author explains how the the ISBN system works aacross cuntries and regions. The discussion narrowed down to Nigeria perspective. The author also looked at the details conponents of the ISBN tool.